In what circumstances will a prosecutor be able to argue that a witness has a strong motive to tell the truth?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from United States v. Young, No. 12-1054(CON), No. 12-1328(CON), No. 12-513(L) (2nd Cir. 2014):
The same conclusion obtains for Chambliss's challenge to prosecution arguments concerning cooperating witnesses' motives to tell the truth. In response to defense attacks on these witnesses' credibility, the prosecutor was entitled to argue that they had a strong motive to tell the truth because false testimony would subject them to adverse consequences under their cooperation agreements. See United States v. Carr, 424 F.3d 213, 228 (2d Cir. 2005).
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